Journal of Financial Economics Vol. 48 No. 2 1998
An empirical analysis of NYSE specialist trading1We thank Jim Cochrane, Joel Hasbrouck, Don Keim, Kim Shapiro, Jerry Warner, and an anonymous referee for their helpful comments. Seminar participants at the Ohio State Conference on `Dealer Markets', London School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Wisconsion provided many helpful suggestions. Minder Cheng, Nicole Parent, and Ed Steffelin provided excellent research support. This research was completed while Madhavan was visiting the New York Stock Exchange. The comments and opinions contained in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the directors, members or officers of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.1
Abstract
This paper examines empirically the magnitude and determinants of dealer trading by NYSE market makers (specialists) across stocks and over time. Across stocks, specialist dealer trading varies widely and is inversely related to trading volume and proxies for off-exchange competition. Over time in an individual stock, specialists participate more actively as sellers (buyers) when holding long (short) inventory positions. This results suggest that dealers control their inventory positions by selectively timing the size and direction of their trades rather than by adjusting their quotes. Further, specialists participate more in smaller trades and when the bid–ask spread is wide.
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0304-405x(98)00008-7
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 189-210
- Language
- en
- Sources
- bibtex:phds-export.bib crossref openalex